Antioch University

What you'll study

Students choose three of four multidisciplinary core courses (9 credits) to build foundational understanding, take two concentration courses (6 credits) to establish conceptual depth, and select 15 elective credits to tailor practical skills. Additional required credits include a 3‑credit professional internship and a 3‑credit capstone. Core course options (choose 3):

• Applied Ecological Principles (3)
• Community Ecology of the New England Landscape (3)
• Earth Systems and Climate Change (3)
• Leadership for Change (3)

Concentration structure: 6 required credits (two specified courses) plus 15 elective credits to develop a customized skill set relevant to career goals. Example elective topics listed in the program materials include courses that examine environmental misinformation and conspiracy theories and courses exploring climate narratives and futures; electives integrate psychological, political, communications, and creative approaches to environmental issues.

Entry requirements

The published program page notes a "Try Us Out" option allowing prospective students to take up to three transferable credits in a semester at a reduced rate; those credits can be applied to the ES MS degree. Specific admission GPA or application requirements beyond scholarship eligibility are not detailed on the provided text.

Career prospects

Graduates are prepared for work in policy advocacy, staff roles in government agencies, advocacy NGOs, and political campaigns, as researchers addressing environmental and social justice challenges, or as communications and development leads for organizations focused on clean energy, climate mitigation and adaptation, conservation, sustainable resource policy, and equity‑centered organizational leadership.

Scholarships & funding angle

The President’s Merit Scholarship is awarded to new master’s students based on prior academic performance (minimum 3.40 GPA) and work/life experience. Awards total $6,000 and are disbursed equally over the first two academic years; recipients must remain enrolled full‑time, complete each registered course, and maintain satisfactory progress to continue receiving the scholarship.